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Zaoyou muttered to herself, recalling the words they had spoken when they gave her the task.
'Go and examine the body of Ayato Kamisato, the head of the Kamisato family.'
'You must be back before dawn.'
'If I get caught, and the person in the portrait is the same person, then I'll commit suicide immediately.'
'Also, watch out for Ayaka!'
Zaoyou secretly took out a portrait from her bosom.
The portrait depicted a handsome young man with black hair and black eyes, who exuded a gentle and sunny charm.
Judging from his appearance alone, it would be impossible to imagine that he was a demon who committed "massacre of the Kansei Magistrate" and "massacre of the people of Haigi Island," with the blood of at least tens of thousands of people on his hands. Instead, he seems more like a chivalrous knight-errant.
She had also been ordered to conduct an examination.
Seeing the hellish scene at the departure port terrified her so much that she couldn't sleep for several days, and she still trembles when she thinks about it now.
"Zaoyou, believe in yourself, you can do it."
She tucked the portrait back into her arms, encouraged herself, took a deep breath, and tiptoed to the vicinity of the mourning hall. She gently pushed it and then silently slipped inside.
The house is very large, several hundred square meters.
Zaoyou tiptoed to the entrance of the mourning hall where the bodies were kept.
Then they heard strange noises coming from inside.
Zaoyou was startled, but she calmed herself down and listened carefully to the voice coming from deep within the mourning hall.
It sounds like someone is crying?
Zaoyou gently poked a hole in the window paper, and through the small, round gap, her eyes were immediately filled with shock.
In the deepest part of the mourning hall, atop the coffin of "Ayato Kamisato".
There was a man and a woman there.
The man stood with his back to her beside the coffin, so her face was not visible.
The woman sat on the coffin, blocked by the man's body, clinging to the 'tree' like a koala.
Zaoyou's eyes were wide open.
She didn't understand, but she was deeply moved.
"Want me!"
Sudden.
The woman, whose face was obscured, murmured, her arms around the man's neck and her legs around his waist tightening noticeably.
Zaoyou shuddered; she recognized that voice.
That was clearly Ayaka Kamisato's voice!
Suppressing her unease and tension, Zaoyou opened her eyes wide, afraid of missing even the slightest detail, but the two of them didn't speak at all, only making meaningless sounds, and remained in that position, so she couldn't see their faces at all!
About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Ayaka Kamisato screamed and her body slumped down limply.
The man put his arm around Ayaka Kamisato and casually found a seat.
This also allowed Zaoyou to see his face clearly.
That woman is indeed Ms. Kamisato!
And that man...
That was clearly the demon named Lin Jiu'an from the portrait she had just seen!
Zaoyou's mind conjured up images of that hellish scene of being ordered to perform rituals. She covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes trembling with fear.
Fortunately, the other party did not seem to have noticed her.
Zaoyou had no interest in listening to anything else; she had already gathered enough information. She tiptoed away, and once she was out of the house, she used all her wind energy to desperately flee towards the tea room.
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"You're saying the young lady and Lin Jiu'an did that kind of thing at the patriarch's coffin?!"
Thomas raised his voice a few decibels, feeling both relieved and furious.
I breathed a sigh of relief because the young lady was indeed being coerced.
The anger stemmed from the fact that Lin Jiu'an, that devil, had done such a thing to the young lady, and on the very coffin of the patriarch!
Zaoyou nodded: "I saw it with my own eyes, and I watched it for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."
"What did you say?"
Zaoyou shook her head: "I ran away."
Thomas didn't care; this information was enough. It was enough to confirm who was behind the death of the family head.
"What should we do now?"
The middle-aged woman looked at Thomas.
"We are no match for him on our own; we need to find outside help."
Thomas was deep in thought. The best course of action at the moment was naturally to go to General Raiden and the Kujo family.
However, if the Kujo family were to find out about this, the Kamisato family's situation would likely be no better than it is now. Furthermore, it's said that even Kujo Takayuki hasn't been seen for a long time, so...
"Let's go find Yae no Kami!"
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A few days later.
Narukami Taisha Shrine.
Yae no Miko looked at Thomas and Hayato with a strange expression.
"You guys say it."
“You saw Ayaka Kamisato being raped by that villain who destroyed the Kansei Magistrate and committed massacres on Umijima.”
"Did he kill Ayato Kamisato?"
"Zaoyou saw it with her own eyes."
Upon hearing Hayato's description, Yae no Miko's first reaction was that it was impossible.
It wasn't that Ayato Kamisato's death was impossible; she had long understood that Ayato Kamisato was definitely not going to survive.
But here's the thing.
Even if one is addicted to that kind of thing.
Given Lin Jiu'an's strength, it would have been impossible for Zaoyou to approach him silently, let alone witness that event for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
then.
Realizing what was happening, Yae no Miko looked at Thomas with a strange expression.
"so."
"You came to me wanting my help?"
Thomas said, "The general is unable to see me."
"My Kamisato family is currently in a life-or-death crisis. I hope that Lord Miyaji can lend a hand to help the Kamisato family overcome this difficulty."
"otherwise."
"The Kamisato family is likely to follow in the footsteps of the Hiiragi family. I hope Lord Miyaji can help us!"
Yae no Miko had a headache.
Speaking from my heart.
She really didn't want to get involved in any trivial matters, especially those related to Lin Jiu'an.
The problem is, even if they come knocking on her door, she just gives them a few perfunctory words, sends them away, and acts like nothing ever happened.
But considering that Lin Jiu'an actually let Zao You go, the thought behind it is terrifying to think about. This is no longer a question of whether she wants to get involved or not.
Even death?
"Even if it means death!"
Looking at the determined-looking Thomas, Yae no Miko felt nothing. With a thousand years of experience, she had seen all kinds of heroes who were willing to die for their cause; she just found it annoying.
The little fox was just staying at home peacefully when trouble came knocking on its door.
Who knows what will happen then...
"Ok."
The appointed person sighed inwardly.
"Then I will go with you to the Kamisato family."
Chapter Twenty-Three: The Fox/Resurrection/A Dog (4K5)
"Is Yae no Kami intending to bring me to justice?"
Yae no Miko and Toma arrived in Inazuma.
Thomas went to the tea room first.
He went straight to the Kamisato family and, upon arriving at the head of the family's room, saw a man sitting imposingly in Kamisato Ayato's seat.
"how come?"
Yae no Miko feigned grievance and said, "Didn't you ask me to come?"
"As soon as you mentioned it, I came. I traveled a long way to see you without even visiting my old friends."
"That's it."
Lin Jiu'an sighed regretfully, got up, walked around the table, and went to the side of Yae no Shinji.
He raised his hand, and a purple sword appeared in his grasp.
The moment Yae no Miko saw the sword, her mind went blank, and her fox-like eyes, which held a thousand charms, were filled with astonishment.
The sword in Lin Jiu'an's hand is "Dream One Heart"!
It once belonged to Balzeb's sister Bal, but now belongs to Balzeb, and its consciousness resides within it, in the sword in General Thunder's hand!
"pity."
"I originally wanted Balzeb to drink the blood of her good friend herself."
"You're making it difficult for me to do this."
"Should I chop you up or not?"
He watched as the sword, which should have belonged to General Thunder and contained the soul of Balzeb, was placed against his neck.
For the first time, Yae no Miko felt an emotion called fear.
She felt that since Lin Jiu'an had come to Inazuma, he must have a way to deal with General Raiden and Balzebu. This was also why she decisively sought reconciliation with them after they massacred the Kansei Magistrate.
But she never expected it.
Barzebu actually lost, and lost so badly that he even lost people to him?!
"Fox blood doesn't taste good at all."
Yae no Miko forced a smile, her fox tail emerging from behind her as she wagged her large tail in a fawning manner.
"and."
"Are you willing to kill them?"
"Master~"
Yae no Miko called out in a sickeningly sweet voice.
"Owner?"
Lin Jiu'an looked at her with amusement and gently shook the sword in his hand.
With a slight flick of his wrist, the sharp sword left a trace of pain on her snow-white swan neck.